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HIV 'more resistant to drugs' | BBC

Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 July, 2003, 12:02 GMT 13:02 UK

HIV 'more resistant to drugs'

The research looked at different HIV strains
The HIV virus is becoming increasingly resistant to drug treatments, researchers have warned.

A study of 1,600 patients across Europe found one in 10 patients who have never taken antiretroviral drugs for HIV already had a resistance to at least one of them.

Researchers suggest this can only have happened through HIV-positive patients who are taking the medications infecting others with a drug-resistant strain.

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